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Drug Seizure Accountability Act of 1997

Introduced: May 15, 1997 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
May 15, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drug Seizure Accountability Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties of up to 15 years' imprisonment, a fine, or both for theft under color of law. Specifies that if the stolen property is a controlled substance, the penalty shall be the same as for the offense of possessing such substance under the Controlled Substances Act.

Requires: (1) each law enforcement authority in the United States to make and maintain records of controlled substances that come into their possession during the course of law enforcement activities; and (2) the Attorney General to include in the annual report to the Congress information regarding the types and amounts of controlled substances for which such records have been made during the period covered by the report.

What's happening now June 4, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 15, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 15, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 1997
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 15, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 15, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1645: Drug Seizure Accountability Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1645/
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"H.R. 1645: Drug Seizure Accountability Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1645/.
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